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Miami Police have arrested a man Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez, 44, and
his sister, Salma Hernandez after finding a record-setting $24 million
in cash during a raid on their Miami home.
According to Miami Herald
who reported the news, police alleged that Hernandez trafficked marijuana out of his business shop located on the 7200 block
of Northwest 54th Street and that he had ties to drug
dealers trafficking marijuana in Tennessee.
who reported the news, police alleged that Hernandez trafficked marijuana out of his business shop located on the 7200 block
of Northwest 54th Street and that he had ties to drug
dealers trafficking marijuana in Tennessee.
Miami
police found rolls of mostly $100 bills neatly packed inside 24 orange
Home Depot buckets hidden in a secret compartment in the attic.
police found rolls of mostly $100 bills neatly packed inside 24 orange
Home Depot buckets hidden in a secret compartment in the attic.
The
attic was on the 2nd floor, down a hallway near the bedrooms of
Hernandez-Gonzalez’s 2 children. The money room could only be accessed
through the attic.
attic was on the 2nd floor, down a hallway near the bedrooms of
Hernandez-Gonzalez’s 2 children. The money room could only be accessed
through the attic.
Police also found a Tec-9 pistol and bags of cash, each labeled $150K. He’s been granted a $4m bail.
“For
a man with $20 million in his walls, an elevated bond is clearly
necessary,” said Miami-Dade prosecutor Adam Korn at Hernandez-Gonzalez’s
bond hearing on Wednesday.
a man with $20 million in his walls, an elevated bond is clearly
necessary,” said Miami-Dade prosecutor Adam Korn at Hernandez-Gonzalez’s
bond hearing on Wednesday.
Investigators
worked through the night counting the $24 million in cash. The haul is
believed to be the largest single cash seizure in Miami-Dade police
history.
worked through the night counting the $24 million in cash. The haul is
believed to be the largest single cash seizure in Miami-Dade police
history.
The police will move to take ownership of the cash through the government’s asset forfeiture laws and will also seize the home.
“The
amount of the currency seized represents one of the largest money
seizures ever in this jurisdiction,” said Miami-Dade State Attorney
Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
amount of the currency seized represents one of the largest money
seizures ever in this jurisdiction,” said Miami-Dade State Attorney
Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
